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Liberty Global plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 2/17/22, at 5:27pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1570585-22-38   ·   File #:  1-35961

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 2/17/22  Liberty Global plc                10-K       12/31/21  145:29M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     61K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     36K 
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12: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    112K 
13: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     41K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    181K 
15: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     49K 
16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    183K 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings   HTML     79K 
18: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    127K 
19: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    228K 
20: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     50K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
21: R10         Basis of Presentation                               HTML     47K 
22: R11         Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting            HTML     60K 
                Pronouncements                                                   
23: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    107K 
24: R13         Revenue Recognition and Related Costs               HTML     45K 
25: R14         Acquisitions                                        HTML     63K 
26: R15         Dispositions                                        HTML    128K 
27: R16         Investments                                         HTML    194K 
28: R17         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    159K 
29: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    139K 
30: R19         Long-lived Assets                                   HTML    109K 
31: R20         Debt                                                HTML    258K 
32: R21         Leases                                              HTML    167K 
33: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML    191K 
34: R23         Equity                                              HTML     74K 
35: R24         Share-based Compensation                            HTML    274K 
36: R25         Defined Benefit Plans                               HTML     54K 
37: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings            HTML    105K 
38: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     87K 
39: R28         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    233K 
40: R29         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML    163K 
41: R30         Schedule I (Parent Company Information)             HTML    156K 
42: R31         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     69K 
43: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    149K 
                (Policies)                                                       
44: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
                (Tables)                                                         
45: R34         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     60K 
46: R35         Dispositions (Tables)                               HTML    158K 
47: R36         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    188K 
48: R37         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    153K 
49: R38         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    131K 
50: R39         Long-lived Assets (Tables)                          HTML    113K 
51: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    234K 
52: R41         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    122K 
53: R42         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    192K 
54: R43         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     64K 
55: R44         Share-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    265K 
56: R45         Defined Benefit Plans (Tables)                      HTML     49K 
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59: R48         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    231K 
60: R49         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML    163K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R50         Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     50K 
62: R51         Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting            HTML     53K 
                Pronouncements (Narrative) (Details)                             
63: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
64: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     62K 
                (Earnings or Loss per Share) (Details)                           
65: R54         Revenue Recognition and Related Costs (Details)     HTML     62K 
66: R55         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     66K 
67: R56         Acquisitions (Schedules) (Details)                  HTML     78K 
68: R57         Acquisitions (Pro Forma Information) (Details)      HTML     45K 
69: R58         Dispositions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML    147K 
70: R59         Dispositions (Identifiable Assets and Liabilities)  HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R60         Dispositions (Classes of Assets and Liabilities)    HTML     85K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R61         Dispositions (Intercompany Revenue and Expenses)    HTML     72K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R62         Investments (Schedule of Investments) (Details)     HTML     98K 
74: R63         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML    146K 
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                Losses) (Details)                                                
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                Assets and Liabilities) (Details)                                
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                Gains (Losses) on Derivatives) (Details)                         
81: R70         Derivative Instruments (Net Cash Received (Paid)    HTML     45K 
                Related to Derivatives) (Details)                                
82: R71         Derivative Instruments (Cross-currency Derivative   HTML     82K 
                Contracts) (Details)                                             
83: R72         Derivative Instruments (Interest Rate Swap          HTML     54K 
                Contracts, Options and Basis Swaps) (Details)                    
84: R73         Derivative Instruments (Interest Rate Caps and      HTML     42K 
                Collars) (Details)                                               
85: R74         Derivative Instruments (Impact of Derivative        HTML     44K 
                Instruments on Borrowing Costs) (Details)                        
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                (Details)                                                        
87: R76         Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Assets and      HTML     98K 
                Liabilities at Fair Value) (Schedule) (Details)                  
88: R77         Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities     HTML     75K 
                Reconciliation) (Schedule and Footnote) (Details)                
89: R78         Long-lived Assets (Schedule of PP&E) (Details)      HTML     62K 
90: R79         Long-lived Assets (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     47K 
91: R80         Long-lived Assets (Schedule of Changes in Carrying  HTML     63K 
                Amount of Goodwill) (Details)                                    
92: R81         Long-lived Assets (Schedule of Intangible Assets    HTML     57K 
                Subject to Amortization, Net) (Details)                          
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                Amortization Expense for Finite Lived Intangible                 
                Assets) (Details)                                                
94: R83         Debt (Schedules) (Details)                          HTML     92K 
95: R84         Debt (Footnotes) (Details)                          HTML     85K 
96: R85         Debt (General Information) (Details)                HTML     49K 
97: R86         Debt (Financing Transactions) (Details)             HTML     85K 
98: R87         Debt (Outstanding Indebtedness) (Details)           HTML     98K 
99: R88         Debt (UPCB SPE Notes) (Details)                     HTML     58K 
100: R89         Debt (Maturities of Debt) (Schedule) (Details)      HTML     84K  
101: R90         Debt (Capital Lease Obligations) (Schedule)         HTML     82K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R91         Debt (Vendor Financing Obligations) (Details)       HTML     57K  
103: R92         Leases (Leases Balances) (Details)                  HTML     79K  
104: R93         Leases (Lease Expense and Cash Outflows from        HTML     63K  
                Operating and Finance Leases) (Details)                          
105: R94         Leases (Maturities of Operating and Financing       HTML     85K  
                Lease Liabilities) (Details)                                     
106: R95         Income Taxes (Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax)    HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R96         Income Taxes (Benefit (Expense) of Income Tax)      HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
108: R97         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Federal to          HTML     65K  
                Effective Taxes) (Schedule) (Details)                            
109: R98         Income Taxes (Components of Net Deferred Tax        HTML     43K  
                Assets) (Details)                                                
110: R99         Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax  HTML     78K  
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
111: R100        Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     47K  
112: R101        Income Taxes (Tax Loss Carryforwards and Related    HTML     56K  
                Tax Assets) (Details)                                            
113: R102        Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)  HTML     57K  
114: R103        Equity (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     55K  
115: R104        Equity (Schedule of Outstanding Share-Based         HTML     54K  
                Compensation Awards) (Details)                                   
116: R105        Equity (Share Repurchases Programs) (Details)       HTML     68K  
117: R106        Equity (Subsidiary Distributions) (Details)         HTML     42K  
118: R107        Share-based Compensation (Summary Of Stock-Based    HTML     83K  
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
119: R108        Share-based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML    159K  
120: R109        Share-based Compensation (Summary of Stock Award    HTML     81K  
                Information) (Schedule) (Details)                                
121: R110        Share-based Compensation (Stock Award Activity,     HTML    140K  
                Options, SARs & PSARs) (Schedules) (Details)                     
122: R111        Share-based Compensation (Other than Options Award  HTML    119K  
                Activity) (Schedules) (Details)                                  
123: R112        Defined Benefit Plans (Details)                     HTML     66K  
124: R113        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Balance   HTML     70K  
                Sheets and Statements of Equity) (Details)                       
125: R114        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings            HTML     82K  
                (Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss))                    
                (Details)                                                        
126: R115        Commitments and Contingencies (Unrecorded Purchase  HTML     69K  
                Obligation) (Details)                                            
127: R116        Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R117        Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     47K  
129: R118        Segment Reporting (Performance Measures)            HTML     79K  
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130: R119        Segment Reporting (Reconciliation of Operating      HTML     94K  
                Cash Flow to Earnings from Continuing Operations)                
                (Schedule) (Details)                                             
131: R120        Segment Reporting (Balance Sheet Data of            HTML     70K  
                Reportable Segments) (Details)                                   
132: R121        Segment Reporting (Capital Expenditures of          HTML     65K  
                Reportable Segments) (Details)                                   
133: R122        Segment Reporting (Revenue by Major Category)       HTML     85K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R123        Segment Reporting (Revenue and Long-Lived Assets    HTML     89K  
                by Geographic Segments) (Details)                                
135: R124        Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML    128K  
                (Details)                                                        
136: R125        Schedule I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED   HTML    156K  
                BALANCE SHEETS (Details)                                         
137: R126        Schedule I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED   HTML     50K  
                BALANCE SHEET - Additional Information (Details)                 
138: R127        Schedule I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED   HTML     99K  
                STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Details)                                
139: R128        Schedule I (Parent Company Information) CONDENSED   HTML    156K  
                STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Details)                                
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